Children's Nonfiction Intermediate
How Animals Defend Themselves
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2006
- Category
- Intermediate, General
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- 1 to 3
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553379058
- Publish Date
- Aug 2006
- List Price
- $5.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781553379041
- Publish Date
- Aug 2006
- List Price
- $14.95
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Out of print
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Description
From color-changing octopi to opossums who “play dead,” there is a lot to discover about the amazing world of animal defenses. Longer, more complex stories and sentences, more challenging vocabulary, language play and minimal repetition make this a Level 3 first reader.
About the authors
ETTA KANER est une ex-enseignante. De nos jours, elle écrit principalement des documentaires pour les enfants et les éducateurs. Plusieurs de ses livres ont été primés; elle a notamment remporté le Silver Birch Award, le Animal Behavior Society Award et le Science in Society Book Award. Etta vit à Toronto, en Ontario.
ETTA KANER writes for both children and educators. A number of her books have won awards, namely, the Silver Birch award, the Animal Behaviour Society award, and the Science in Society book award. Etta lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Pat Stephens is the illustrator of many books for children. Her art appears in the Animal Behavior series and the Kids Can Press Wildlife Series. Pat lives in Durham, Ontario.
Editorial Reviews
[C]aptures children's attention with realistic illustrations ...
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Librarian Reviews
How Animals Defend Themselves (Kids Can Read Level 3)
Discover some of the amazing ways animals defend themselves – from building secret underwater tunnels to playing tricks on their enemies.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2007.
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